Abstract: A method of content distribution over a communication network comprising the steps of: an End User sending a request to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to access content from a Web site, via a local network interconnecting said End User to said ISP; said ISP forwarding said request to a Web Server maintaining said Web site; and said Web Server: obtaining information regarding said local network; and tailoring a response in view of said information.

Abstract: The Internet provides tremendous opportunities location dependent services such as gaming and advertising. Gaming is geopolitically regulated, so the physical locations of the end user, the gambling server and the gambling service provider, must be determined. The invention provides a means for doing so, by identifying the location of the end user's Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Access Service Provider (ASP). Similarly, Internet advertising is presently either indiscriminate, which is inefficient, or is personalized, violating the end user's privacy. The invention allows advertising content to be provided based on the physical location of the end user's ISP. This way, advertisements can be geographically targeted without having personal records stored on the Internet. Also described are many other similar applications which can exploit knowledge of the user's geographical location by using the location of the end user's ISP or ASP.

Abstract: The Internet provides tremendous opportunities for new online services, including online gaming and amusement services. Many of these services should be distributed and managed on a geographic basis, yet the Internet allows access to everyone who is online. This results in increased costs as the service provide must provide unnecessary bandwidth and server resources to handle all of the undesirable accessors. The invention provides a means for limiting access to a select group of End Users by who are within the “implied jurisdiction” of the Web site. When attempting to access an electronic service, End Users are challenged to provide secure, personal identification which demonstrates that they are within the implied jurisdiction of the service. In other words, End Users must provide some form of identification (such as a driver's permit) which shows by implication, that they should be able to access all other services offered online by the state.

Abstract: A method of content distribution over a communication network comprising the steps of: an End User sending a request to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to access content from a Web site, via a local network interconnecting said End User to said ISP; said ISP forwarding said request to a Web Server maintaining said Web site; and said Web Server: obtaining information regarding said local network; and tailoring a response in view of said information.

Abstract: The Internet provides tremendous opportunities location dependent services such as gaming and advertising. Gaming is geopolitically regulated, so the physical locations of the end user, the gambling server and the gambling service provider, must be determined. The invention provides a means for doing so, by identifying the location of the end user's Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Access Service Provider (ASP). Similarly, Internet advertising is presently either indiscriminate, which is inefficient, or is personalized, violating the end user's privacy. The invention allows advertising content to be provided based on the physical location of the end user's ISP. This way, advertisements can be geographically targeted without having personal records stored on the Internet. Also described are many other similar applications which can exploit knowledge of the user's geographical location by using the location of the end user's ISP or ASP.